Edward Percy Moran
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | July 29, 1862
Died | March 25, 1935 New York City, U.S. | (aged 72)
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Known for | Painting |
Awards | First Hallgarten Prize (1886) |
Edward Percy Moran (1862–1935), sometimes known as Percy Moran, was an American artist known for his scenes of American history.
Early life and education
[edit]He was born in Philadelphia on July 29, 1862, to Edward Moran, an artist who immigrated to the United States from England.[1]
Moran studied under his father and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and the National Academy of Design in New York City.
Career
[edit]He was a painter of historical American subjects, and examples of his work are found in many prominent collections.
Death
[edit]He died in New York City on March 25, 1935, at age 72.[2]
His brother Leon Moran[3] (born 1864), his uncles Peter Moran (born 1842) and Thomas Moran, and his cousin Jean Leon Gerome Ferris were also prominent American artists.[4]
Images
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A Fair Puritan
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Signing the Mayflower Compact, ca. 1900, now in the collection of the Pilgrim Hall Museum
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The Birth of Old Glory (1917)
References
[edit]- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. X. J. T. White Company. 1900. p. 367. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Edward Percy Moran Dies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. New York. Associated Press. March 26, 1935. p. 26. Retrieved July 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Artwork by Leon Moran
- ^ School Education Published by School Education Co. (1898), Item notes: v. 17
External links
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